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ERNSTGESSNER, 0F AUE, SAXONY, GERMANY.

FEEDING lVlECHANlSlVl FOR CARDlNG-lVlACHINES.

SlECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,513, dated November 14, 1882.

Application tiled June 3, 1882. (No model.) Patented in England April 2G, 188,1, No. 1,791, and June 17, 1881, No. 2,660; in Belgium August 30, 1881, No 55,592, and in France September 16, 1881, No. 144,871.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNs'r Gassman, of Aue, Saxony, Germany, have invented new and Improved Feeding Mechanism for Garding-Machincs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, refercncebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

In carding-machines where two, three, or more machines are arranged in one set, each ot' which works separately and independently ot' the other, and unlike the English or long carding-maohines, where more than one are combined, a continuous even feeding from one engine to another is requiredv in order to obtain good results. To accomplish this is the object of my invention, and by the use of my improved machine I form an even and broad iiat sliverof any breadth ot' the materialcarded in one engine, and, carrying it to the next, deposit it upon the feed-table and feed it to the licher-in otthat engine, forming a constant connection and transfer of wool from one niachine to the other, and laying the sliver upon the feed-table ot' the second machine iu such` manner as to secure an even thickness ot material from side to side ofthe feed-table, without ragged edges, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan view, ot' the feed-table of the receivingmachine,'showing the mechanism for laying the sliver as it comes from the preceding machine, the method of laying the same, and the means for evening the edges. In these two gures the parts in one figure are projected from the other to render the reading of the drawing easier. Figs. 3 and 3lm show respectively, in a series of cross-sections and a plan with lip :c removed, the manner of evening` the irregular edges ofthe material laid on the feed-table. In Fig. 3 the series of sections are taken on the lines a2 l)2 c2 d2 czfz of Fig. 3f, the sections being placed opposite the said lines. Figs. et to 9 show modified means for accomplishing the evening of the edges, Figs. et and 4m being a side and partial plan of one arrangement, Figs. 5 and 5FL similar views of another arrangement, Figs. 6 and 6nu a crosssection and a partial plan ot' another, Figs. 7 and a a side and a partial plan ot' another, and Figs. 8 and SLL a. cross-section and a plan ot' still another, while Fig. 9 is a partial plan ot' another. Fig. l() is a detail side view of the belts aud'rollers fortransterring the sliver from one machine to the other, the left-hand part of said devices being the part which is connected with the machine from which the sliver is taken, and the right-hand portion being the part which is arranged in connection With the leed-table ot' the machine upon which the sliver is deposited, while the dotted lines indicate the oscillating movement ot' the belts when in action. Figs. 11 and 12 show a modied construction of the device illustrated in Fig. 10, showing also at Fig. 12 the delivery end ot' one machine, and at Fig. 11 the feedend of the next machine. Fig. 12in is a plan, and Fig. 12b a side elevation, of the delivery end ofthe machine, shown in end View at Fig. 12. Fig. 13b is a plan, and Fig. 13b a side elevation, of a modified arrangement of Figs. 12, 12, and 12b. Fig. 13C is a plan, and Fig. 131 a longitudinal section through line s2 s2 ot'13, showing a further modification of mechanism for taking the sliver from the delivery end of the iirst machine. In this modification the sliver is taken from the middle of the discharge end of the machine, instead ot' from the side, as in the preceding arrangement.

I will nowproceed to describe more minntely my invention with reference to these drawings, commencing most appropriately at the delivery end ofthe rst machine.

Referring to Figs. 12, 12, and 12b, A represents the doffer at the delivery end ofone ofthe carding-machines, from which the fleece is removed by a comb, B. This eece passes over a drum or roller, C, Fig. 12, which supports and transfers it to an obliquely-running belt, D, Fig 12, which carries it ott' to the side of the machine and under the roller E, which compresses the sliver, which then passes upon the transfer-belt, and is carried thereby to the feed- 9 5 table ot' the next machine, as shown in Figs. 1l and 12.

For operating the parts so far described, a large gear-wheel, 1, is located upon the same Shaft with the doft'er. (See Fig. 12b.) This IOO semi-ia 3 pulley, T, which, through a belt, Tf, transmits motion to a large pulley, T2, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,) from the hub of which pulleybelts a and u2 run to rotate the press-roller o and feed-rollers p p on the feed-tablc, which rollers will be hereinafter referred to.

As the sliver is laid diagonally upon the feed-table, the half of two laps of the sliver overlaps the half of the two laps preceding, thus making the lieece as it lies on the table of fourfold thickness of the sliver. This uniform quadruple thickness of sliver, however, only extends to the lines q q, and whatever projects outside of this line is of uneven thickness. Thus the squares r s are of double thickness only, while the little triangles u, alternating with the squares outside the line Q q, are ot' quadruple thickness. The squares r s are divided on each side ofthe machine by lines t t into triangles, which lines are made the lines ot' folding, so that the triangle i' of double thickness may be turned over upon the triangle s of double thickness, making the material outside of the line q q of uniform quadruple thickness. This forms a perfectly straight and even edge, tt, for the material on the table, and also an exactly uniform thickness of material from edge to edge. The turning or lapping over ot' these triangles may be done in various ways. Thatwhich I consider the simplest and best is shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 3ft. The wool, after it is laid on the table, passes under the slowly-revolvingpress-rollero, which tends to press the slivers together into a more or lesscompact iieece. Each end of this roller has a. peripheral groove cut in it directly in line with the folding-line t t, which bisects the squares i s diagonally. Within these grooves are held light rods or stiff wires c, which at their upper ends are connected to arms w, attached to the frame of the feed-table, and which wires pass in the grooves in roller o partially around and under the same, and trail in hori- Zontal position over the edges of the iieece directly in line with the folding-lines tt. This wire can be made of any shape in cross-section and of any desired thickness and length; but i't preferably extends to the feed-rolls pp. For the said wire a flat piece of tin may be substituted, the function of the same being simply that of a creaser to detine the line of folding. Alongside of this wire, on each side, is a lip, x, of tin or molded casting, which turns up first, and then gradually leans over as it nears the feed-rolls p, and finally bends entirely over the wire c, as shown in Figs.3 and 3a. Now, it will be seen that as the sheet of wool moves along, the triangles r, which protrude over wire c, will slide against the lip x, which is very smoothly finished on its inner side, and be bent over and upon the triangle s, making a uniform quadruple thickness for the sheet ot' wool and straight even edges as it passes under the feed-rolls p p. The different positions of the triangles in being turned over are more clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 3, in which the series of sections in Fig. 3 are placed opposite the section-lines a2 b2 c2 dzezf2 in Fig. 3a. The advantage of this method of doubling over the projecting edges to a uniform thickness and a straight line is that it avoids the sacrificing of the side rovings, which are ordinarily made into Waste because of their unevenness, and secures as uniform thickness and smoothness for the edges as it does for the central parts of the fleece.

As modifications of the means for evening the edges of the tjeeee, I may use several different arrangements. Thus in Figs. 4 and 4f I dispense with the stationary lip .rand use in the place ofthe samea belt, y, passing around pulleys, ze', set in different planes, the slats of the feed-table being elevated slightly at this point by a roller, y2; or, as in Figs. 5 and 5, I mayuse the pulleys z z', set in the same plane, .with the belt z2 twisted or crossed on one side. In Figs. 6 and GfL I leave out the press-roll o and wire u, but preserve the stationary lip x, and do the creasingwith a. rotary disk, g3, set obliquely to the vertical line. This disk may either be positively driven or be rotated by the movement ot' the wool-sheet.

In Figs. 7 and 7n I use a straight lippiece, and do the creasing by a dat metal strip, o, asin Fig. 7, or by a disk, c2, as in Fig. In Fig. 7 the straight creaser runs longitudinally on the lip, while in Fig. 7L the rotary cre-aser is arranged between the lip and the feed-rolls p. ln both these modifications, however, a horizontal disk, v3, with a grooved periphery, holds the lap ot' wool in its turnedover position as it passes from the lip to the feed-rolls.

In Figs. S and S is shown a hinged lappiece, m2, on each side, which two lap-pieces are connected by a rod, x3, and to which an oscillating motion is imparted through a connectingrod, ze, and a crank, fc5. In this case the feedtable has on each side shoulders x6, and the oscillation ot' the hinged lap-pieces serves to double over the projecting corners of the eece immediately in front ot" the feedroils p, as shown.

The lapping ot the slivers on the feed-table can also be made, as it is laid on the table at a more acute or more obtuse angle than that shown in the preceding figures, and the slivers laid also a great deal thicker. The more acute or obtuse the slivers are laid as compared with the angle shown in Fig. 2 the smaller the triangles i' will be. To even such edges as are formed by laying' the sliver at a different angle or greater thickness, I employ the'arrangement shown in Fig. 9. In this arrangement, the iieece being so thick, the press-roller o is left out and an endless lattice-sheet, O2, is used in the place thereof, which lattice-sheet runs close tothe feed-rolls in order to keep the wool well pressed down. A horizontal disk, z5, then crowds the projecting angles of the slivers together to a straight edge, which straight edge is preserved by a lip-piece, a, until the eece is well under the feed-roll p.

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ness, I would state that I am aware ofthe patent to Apperly and Glissold, of December 22, 1857, in which is shown the diagonal disposition of the ropings on the feed-belts, and in which the laying-rollers are driven by a friciional contact with a surface over which they have a progressive movement.

I am also aware of the patent to Dow, September 28, 1869, in which the laying-rollers have a positive motion by means of gear-wheels that mesh into racks, which motion is, however, like thatjust described, derived from the travel of the laying-rolls. My invention is distinctive with respect to the foregoing inthe mode of forming and laying a tlat sliver in contradistinetion to a round roping, and also in that in my ease the rotation of the layingrollers is not dependent upon their engagement with a frictional surface or toothed rack in their progressive movement, but are positively and continuously rotated independent of their travel. This secures a new and important result, for when the laying-rollers depend for their rotation upon their travel, as in said patents, there is at the ends of their travel a movement at which there is no travel and no rotation, and at this time, as the wool it not positively fed, the motion ot' the belts forming the feed-table will drag the looped ends ofthe ropin'gs away from each other and make gaps or uneven places at the edges. By making the motion of the laying-rollers independentof their travel they continue to rotate at the ends of thereciprocation, and by giving a sufticient fullness to the sliver at its bend prevents the dragging apart of the doubled ends of the sliver, and thus secure an even edge, tree from gaps.

I am also aware of the patent to Wilde, April t5, 1880, which shows an intermediate or cross feeder, in which the tiecce is taken from one machine, doubled up lengthwise by a diagonal belt, and carried to a transfer-belt oscillating back and forth over the feed-table of the next machine. My invention is distinctive in respect to this in the use of the pressroll E in my machine, which gives an even ilat sliver of uniform thickness, without parallel folds or uneven mattingr of the wool, and also in the fact thatin my transferring devices the sliver is, as it descends upon the second machine, held on both sides by the double belts agidnst falling away from the carrier, and also, further, in the fact that my diagonally-laid 'iiat slivers have their ends evened and folded to a uniform thicknessand straight edge.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new isl. The method herein described of transferring and feeding the woolen iiecee from one carding-maehine to another, which consists in discharging said tleece from one machine in the form ot' a flat sliver, then disposing this Hatsliver upon the feed-table of the next machine in diagonal lapped layers, then evening the edges to a straight line and uniform thickness before it passes to the feed-rolls of the cards, substantially as described.

2. rIhe method herein described of transferring and feeding the woolen tleece from one carding-inachine to another, which consistsin discharging said fleece from one machine in the form of a flat sliver, then disposing the tlat sliver upon the feed-table of the nextmachine in diagonal lapped layers to form a quadruple thickness, then turningr the proiecting triatlgles r of double thickness into the triangles s of double thickness, to form a straight edge and uniform thickness, substantially as described.

3. The means for turning and folding the projecting angles i', consisting of the com bination, with the main feed-apron O, of a creaser for marking the line tt and a folding incollatiism for turning said angles inwardlyand holding them, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the main feedapron, of the roller o, having grooves at its end, the creasing-wires t1, or their equivalent, as described, and the folding-lips w, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. The means for carrying the sliver from one machine to theother, consisting of the movable belt-carrier, having at its vertical swinging end a traveling belt-section upon each side of the descending path of the sliver, as described, for the purpose of preventing the sliver from falling away from the belt while being laid, substantially as described.

6. The swinging belt-carrier, having at its delivery end layingrollers, combined with means for positivclyand continuouslyrotating said laying-rollers throughout the travel and at the ends of their range of reciprocation, independently of their progressive motion, sub` stantially as shown and described.

7. The combination, with a carding-machine,

of a belt, D, press-roller E, and a roller, C,the'

said roller C and ,belt being set in angular relation to each other and applied to the rear end ofsaid carding-niachine, as and far the purpose described.

8. The combination of the belt II, presserroll E, the belt D, and the roller G, as described.

This specification of myinvention signed by me the 23d day of March, 1882.

ERNST GESSNE lt.

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E. Fitrrzsonns, A. Noi-HOLD.

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